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UPM Forestal Oriental has areas
with tourist potential called “Palmares
de Cuico”. These are located in the
vicinity of Termas de Guaviyú, Termas
de Almirón and in the Guichón area.
By signing this agreement, we will
seek to encourage the use and enjoy-
ment of these spaces in addition to the
existing tourist offers in the area.
The “Palmares de Cuico” path
offers the option of walking around a
recovery area of Butia Yatay palm
trees (Palm Yatay), natural fields and
Eucalyptus forest plantations, through
a 1700 metre tour that crosses the “Ca-
ñada del Cuico” using hanging woo-
den bridges.
ABOUT THE BIOFORE STATIONS
The Biofore Stations are part of a UPM Forestal
Oriental initiative that aims to promote the
enjoyment by residents and employees of those
sites highlighted for their beautiful scenery or
their biological and/or cultural attributes which
form part of the company’s assets.
The different Stations, located in five
regions, reflect the diversity of landscapes,
environments, flora and fauna indigenous to
Uruguay that are conserved on the company’s
plots as a result of the implementation of
responsible forest management.
They offer the option of walking along paths
with trees and other native or introduced plants,
lagoons, animals in their natural habitat, all
coexisting alongside the forestry production
The Margarita Heber farm, today known as
“Parada Arteaga,” forms part of the Biofore
Stations. These fields, which can now be
visited, formed part of the significant cattle
empire created in Florida by the John Jackson
from Great Britain, the great-grandfather of
the founder of the farm, which was acquired
in the nineteenth century.